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- ↑ "5 must-see Canadian films at Hot Docs". CTV News, April 27, 2017.
- ↑ T'Cha Dunlevy, "'So exposed': Filmmaker's debut, Manic, mines her family's mental health history". Montreal Gazette , February 1, 2018.
- ↑ Laura Anne Harris, "HotDocs Interview: Director Kalina Bertin explores her family’s bipolar disorder in Manic". Seventh Row, May 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Daniel Cross wins Don Haig Award". Realscreen, May 1, 2017.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse , April 10, 2018.
- ↑ ""Happy Face" remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). March 30, 2019.
